TEC Awards
The TEC Awards is an annual program recognizing the achievements of audio professionals. The awards are given to honor technically innovative products as well as companies and individuals who have excelled in sound for television, film, recordings, and concerts. TEC is an acronym for Technical Excellence and Creativity.
History
The awards were founded in 1985 by Mix magazine, with awards events held annually at Audio Engineering Society conventions. In 1990, the TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, a 501(c)(3) (non-profit) public benefit organization that also offered scholarships and worked to mitigate noise-induced hearing loss,[1] assumed responsibility for the awards. In 2011, the TEC Awards program was held at the NAMM Show,[2] and in 2013 the TEC Foundation was merged with the NAMM Foundation, the educational and charitable arm of NAMM.[3]
Awards process
The TEC Awards list of nominations are compiled annually by the TEC Awards nominating panel, a committee of more than 100 industry professionals. The list of nominees is published on the Foundation's website.[4] The winners are announced and the awards presented at a ceremony held at the NAMM Show, one of the largest trade shows for the music products industry, held each January in Anaheim, California.[5]
Other honors
TEC Awards Hall of Fame
Similarly, a pioneering or innovative person is chosen annually for the honor of induction into the TEC Awards Hall of Fame. This special award was established in 1988 and the winner is selected by the TEC Awards nominating panel.[6]
Les Paul Award
In addition, through the Les Paul Award, the TEC Awards nominating panel and the board of directors of the TEC Foundation honor "individuals or institutions that have set the highest standards of excellence in the creative application of audio technology." Gibson Musical Instruments, maker of the Gibson Les Paul electric guitar, was a sponsor of the Les Paul Award.[7] This special award was established in 1991.[8] In 1997, Les Paul presented his namesake award to Stevie Wonder[9] and in 2003, jointly with Bob Ludwig, he announced that Bruce Springsteen, who was unable to attend the event, would receive that year's award.[10][11] In 2007, at age 92, Les Paul presented the award to musician, songwriter, and producer Al Kooper.[12]
TECnology Hall of Fame
The TEC Awards nominating panel may choose to honor a number of pioneering or innovative audio products with induction into the TECnology Hall of Fame. A product must be ten years old to receive the honor.[13] At the establishment of this award category at the AES Convention in San Francisco in October 2004, the initial 25 inductees included the venerable Edison cylinder (1877), Emile Berliner's flat disc recorder (1887), and Alan Dower Blumlein Stereo Patent (1931).[14]
See also
References
- ^ "About Us". tecfoundation.com. TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-12-04.
- ^ "26th Annual TEC Awards To Be Held at 2011 NAMM Show". Mix Online. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "TEC Foundation Joins NAMM". NAMM.org. NAMM. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Voting". tecfoundation.com. TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19.
- ^ "TEC Awards". tecfoundation.com. TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, Inc.
- ^ "2008 TEC Awards Hall of Fame Inductee T Bone Burnett". tecfoundation.com. TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, Inc. 2008.
- ^ "18th Annual TEC Awards Sponsors". DigitalContentProducer.com. August 8, 2002.
- ^ "Les Paul Awards Winners". tecfoundation.com. TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, Inc.
- ^ "103rd AES Convention coverage". sweetwater.com. Sweetwater Sound.
- ^ "AKG wins TEC Award for K 271 Studio Professional Headphones". MusicGearReview.com. October 23, 2003.
- ^ "TEC Award Winners Announced". ETNow.com. October 2003.
- ^ "Grammys earn TEC Award". Grammy.com. October–December 2007.
- ^ "2008 TECnology Hall of Fame inductees". tecfoundation.com. TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, Inc.
- ^ "2004 TECnology Hall of Fame inductees". tecfoundation.com. TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio, Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13.
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